Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141415161514141414131313131312121212121212161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)465602756817786569534534421396326265261186169129129131129125119144250305
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
10
N
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
2.91
2:23AM
2.85
2:47PM
2.71
3:19AM
2.66
3:53PM
2.50
4:34AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.28
8:45AM
0.46
9:08PM
0.51
9:46AM
0.67
10:09PM
0.73
10:59AM
0.83
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-7:29-------7:27-------7:25------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-512334
Temp. °C222018171615162021201716161616202017171716161616
Feels °C (?)232017151514151818181514141413171715141411101010
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